Islami Bank's profit rises 7% in second quarter

Islami Bank Bangladesh has reported a 7.2 percent increase in profit for the April-June quarter of 2024..The profit amounted to Tk 307 crore whereas it was Tk 286.22 crore in the same period last year..For the first half of the year, the bank's profit rose to Tk 356.92 crore from Tk
31 July 2024, 16:16 PM

Feroz elected as chairman of Mercantile Bank Securities

ASM Feroz Alam has been elected as chairman of Mercantile Bank Securities Ltd at a meeting of the company’s board of directors on Tuesday..Alam is a sponsor director of Mercantile Bank, the bank said in a press release..He is also the managing director of Toyo System BD Ltd..He
31 July 2024, 15:48 PM

Prime Bank’s half-yearly profit jumps 49%

Prime Bank logged 49 percent growth in net profit after tax (NPAT) in the first half of the year that ended on June 30, 2024..The standalone NPAT was recorded at Tk 329 crore compared to Tk 221 crore of the same period of the previous year..Earnings per share stood at Tk 2.91 as agai
31 July 2024, 15:13 PM

Southeast Bank offers financial aid to farmers

Southeast Bank recently provided financial assistance to grassroots-level farmers of the country from the bank’s special corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund to help their cultivation and facilitate purchasing of agri-machinery..The financial assistance was channeled to farmers throu
31 July 2024, 14:52 PM

National Bank sees no end to losses

The bank’s half yearly loss soared 71% year-on-year
31 July 2024, 13:54 PM

Matiur Rahman takes ‘early retirement’ after corruption allegations

The Anti-Corruption Commission investigates the sources of his wealth
31 July 2024, 08:38 AM

Jamuna Bank announces 26% dividends

Jamuna Bank declared 26 percent dividends, including 17.50 percent cash dividend, for the year that ended on December 31, 2023..The declaration came at the bank’s 23rd annual general meeting (AGM), which was held virtually at the bank’s corporate office in Dhaka yesterday, according to a p
30 July 2024, 15:10 PM

Trust Bank opens relocated Naval Base branch

Trust Bank recently opened a relocated Naval Base branch in Chattogram..Rear Admiral Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim, commander of Chattogram Naval area, inaugurated the branch, the bank said in a press release..Ahsan Zaman Chowdhury, managing director of the bank, and other senior officials
30 July 2024, 15:05 PM

Citizens Bank organises foundation training course

Citizens Bank recently organised a “Foundation Training Course” for its officers..A total of 30 officers from different branches and divisions participated in the training programme, which was held at the bank’s head office in Dhaka..Mohammad Masoom, managing director and CEO of the
30 July 2024, 15:00 PM

Bata declares 435% cash dividend

Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Limited announced a staggering 435 percent cash dividend, including 105 percent final and 330 percent interim dividends, for the year that ended on 31, 2023..The announcement came at the company’s 52nd annual general meeting (AGM), which was held virtually on
30 July 2024, 14:40 PM

Banking hour 10am to 4pm from July 31

Transaction hours for public will be 10am to 4pm
30 July 2024, 12:10 PM

Chinese firm Baida Industrial to invest $1.26 million in Uttara EPZ

The company will produce 8,000 tonnes of printed materials and packaging products every year
30 July 2024, 11:23 AM

Eastern Bank wins Euromoney’s Best Bank award

Eastern Bank recently won awards in two categories at the “Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2024” held in London..The categories are “Best Bank” and “Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility”..Eastern Bank is the first bank in Bangladesh to receive the coveted “Best Bank” award for the
29 July 2024, 14:54 PM

Standard Bank declares 5% dividends

Standard Bank yesterday declared 5 percent dividends, including 2.5 percent cash dividend, for the year that ended on December 31, 2023..The declaration came at the bank’s 25th annual general meeting (AGM), which was held at the Police Convention Hall on Eskaton Garden Road in the capital’
29 July 2024, 14:32 PM

Stocks fall for second consecutive day

The DSEX declined 0.99% to end the day at 5,330
29 July 2024, 13:43 PM

ONE Bank declares 7% dividends

ONE Bank announced 7 percent dividends, including 3.5 percent cash dividend, for the year that ended on December 31, 2023..The announcement came at the bank’s 25th annual general meeting (AGM), which was held at the Lakeshore Grand hotel in the capital’s Gulshan recently, the bank said in
28 July 2024, 14:27 PM

Businesses asked to assess impact of violence centring quota protests

Salman F Rahman says in a meeting with business leaders
28 July 2024, 13:56 PM

Banks asked to hike USD rate for inward remittance

The move was taken to boost remittance inflow
28 July 2024, 12:51 PM

Internet outage, curfew: Default loans to soar, banks’ profit to dip

Bankers are dreading a big drop in their profits as their defaulted loans are likely to increase further due to the curfew and the five-day internet blackout.
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM

All bank branches to open tomorrow

All branches of commercial banks will open from tomorrow to offer banking services for a limited period, a Bangladesh Bank official told The Daily Star today.
27 July 2024, 13:42 PM